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Ill made laws
{{cquote|For that all Law properly considered, supposes a capable Subject, and a Superiour Power, And the Law of God which is Binding, is published by the Dictates of Right Reason as other ways; Therefore says Plutarch, To follow God and obey Reason is the same thing. But moreover that God has Established the Law of Nature, as the General Rule of Government, is further Illustrable from the many Sanctions in Providence, and from the Peace and Guilt of Conscience in them that either obey, or violate the Law of Nature.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=apfYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA31|title=A Vindication of the Government of New England Churches|date=1717|author=[[John Wise (clergyman)|John Wise]]}}</ref> - [[John Wise (clergyman)|John Wise]], A Vindication of the Government of New England Churches}}
{{cquote|For that all Law properly considered, supposes a capable Subject, and a Superiour Power, And the Law of God which is Binding, is published by the Dictates of Right Reason as other ways; Therefore says Plutarch, To follow God and obey Reason is the same thing. But moreover that God has Established the Law of Nature, as the General Rule of Government, is further Illustrable from the many Sanctions in Providence, and from the Peace and Guilt of Conscience in them that either obey, or violate the Law of Nature.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=apfYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA31|title=A Vindication of the Government of New England Churches|date=1717|author=[[John Wise (clergyman)|John Wise]]}}</ref> - [[John Wise (clergyman)|John Wise]], A Vindication of the Government of New England Churches}}
==Man's Law==
The laws of man are subject to higher law, the law of God. If they are not in accordance with the laws of the Creator, they are not well made. Locke made this point very clear:
<blockquote>Human Laws are measures in respect of Men, whose actions they must direct, howbeit such measures they are as have also their higher rules to be measured by, which rules are two, the Law of God, and the Law of Nature; so that laws human must be made according to the general Laws of Nature, and without contradiction to any positive Law of Scripture, otherwise they are ill made.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zEIqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA262 Two Treatises on Civil Government]</ref></blockquote>
==See also==
==See also==